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Gender Inequality in Health Care and in the Workplace - Coggle Diagram
Gender Inequality in Health Care and in the Workplace
In health care
Women were twice as likely as men to die after coronary bypass surgery.
2300 patient - 4.6% women died, 2.6% men died
Women spent less time on the heart-lung machine than men.
it should be more difficult for women to have surgery because the coronary arteries are smaller.
Unintended sexual discrimination
Physicians hadn't taken the chest pain of their women as seriously as the man.
Women's organs as causes of disease and sources of profit
Surgeons recommend total hysterectomy when no cancer was present.
Powerful motive - greed
Surgeons make money by performing the surgery.
In the workplace
Quiet revolution - the many women have joined the ranks of paid labor.
Gender pay gap
Women who work full time average only two-thirds of what men are paid.
The reason is that women choose lower-paying jobs, and men choose better-paying jobs.
(Gender discrimination)
Most people would think that the women have been less qualified, grades were lower, or fewer internships.
The fact is that the women had higher grades and more internships, but they were offered lower salaries.
The central point
Discrimination against women exists in the country's health care systems and workplaces.
